J-Kidd is going to get big minutes and a lot of time on the ball now that Raymond Felton is out for a few weeks with a pinky-finger injury.

Kidd has performed admirably in the two contests the starting PG has sat, scoring 39 points on 14-of-29 shooting. He also added 15 assists and 12 rebounds.

Those are solid numbers for the 39-year-old guard, and they look to remain consistent, if not get better. They'll need it as the Knickerbockers try to dislodge the Miami Heat from their perch atop the Eastern Conference.

Beal has been a bit inconsistent since returning from injury—he missed two games a little over a week ago—but the rookie guard should round into form sooner rather than later.

While Washington is one of the worst clubs in the league, Beal has been a bright spot with averages of 12.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists on the season. He should eclipse those numbers on a nightly basis from here on out, as long as he remains healthy. He could become a real scoring machine once his three-pointer starts falling.

The 19-year-old No. 3 overall pick is hitting on just 26.9 percent of his attempts from downtown. That figure will rise, especially if John Wall returns to the lineup in January.

Drummond is another skilled rookie who has shown flashes of dominance early in his career.

He’s especially turned it on as of late, putting up 9.8 points and 10.8 rebounds in his past five outings. Those numbers are especially impressive considering he was only on the floor an average of 24.6 minutes.

It’s clear that Drummondisn’t going to be a great free-throw shooter (37.5 percent during that five-game span), but he’s truly becoming an asset in all other areas of the game. Once coach Lawrence Frank starts allocating some more minutes to the 19-year-old, he’s going to become a star.